{"product_id":"abortion-and-americas-churches-a-religious-history-of-roe-v-wade-hardcover","title":"Abortion and America's Churches: A Religious History of \"Roe v. Wade\" - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel K. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbortion and America's Churches\u003c\/em\u003e explores the surprising history of how American Christians think about abortion.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany people assume that Christians have steadfastly condemned abortion throughout the United States's history. Daniel K. Williams overthrows all assumptions about the unity, consistency, or simplicity of American Christian thought and belief in this groundbreaking new book. He demonstrates that churches in the United States have fought among themselves and with the wider culture as they developed and enforced their stance on abortion, revealing major struggles to define their often-changing positions. Far from a cynical exercise of political interest, changes and disagreements arose from serious theological considerations informed by each tradition's approach to the faith. These theological shifts-and corresponding shifts in interreligious political alliances-led to the changing fortunes of \u003cem\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy capturing the fascinating and complicated history informing each faith's position, \u003cem\u003eAbortion and America's Churches\u003c\/em\u003e restores much-needed context to the sharp polarization over abortion today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel K. Williams is associate professor of history at Ashland University, where he teaches American history. He is the author of several books on modern American religion and politics, including \u003cem\u003eThe Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDefenders of the Unborn: The Pro-Life Movement before \"Roe v. Wade.\"\u003c\/em\u003e His work has been published in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.7 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966614929709,"sku":"9780268210458","price":35.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Q8_inLU4_49780268210458.webp?v=1775534880","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/abortion-and-americas-churches-a-religious-history-of-roe-v-wade-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}